New dengue causing mosquito found in city
8 Nov 2012 4:29 AM IST
A new variety of dengue-causing mosquito – Asian Tiger mosquito – has been spotted in the national capital and it is resistant to traditional forms of control mechanism.
Municipal officials said aedes albopictus, also known as Asian tiger mosquito, breeds in the open as against aedes aegypti mosquitos, which also causes dengue and breed inside homes.
Officials believe this year’s spurt in dengue cases could be attributed to the aedes albopictus mosquito.
The new variety is resistant to the traditional forms of mosquito control such as fumigation and sprays, they said.
A senior Municipal Health official said the new variety but it has been found to carry dengue-causing virus.
It was first spotted in south India, he said adding municipal corporations in Delhi have been carrying out operations to control just the first variety only.
Meanwhile, 38 fresh cases of dengue were reported today, taking the total number of cases to over 1,249.
While 37 cases were reported from three municipal corporations, one case was reported from a VVIP area in the national capital.
Two children have so far succumbed to dengue ever since the disease began spreading early last month.
South Delhi Municipal Corporation reported the maximum number of 468 cases, while 416 cases were detected in North Delhi Municipal Corporation area and 309 in East Delhi Municipal Corporation region. Other cases were reported from NDMC and Delhi cantonment areas.
In 2011, 857 cases were reported and five deaths took place. In 2010, 5,682 cases and eight deaths were recorded in the capital.
Municipal officials said aedes albopictus, also known as Asian tiger mosquito, breeds in the open as against aedes aegypti mosquitos, which also causes dengue and breed inside homes.
Officials believe this year’s spurt in dengue cases could be attributed to the aedes albopictus mosquito.
The new variety is resistant to the traditional forms of mosquito control such as fumigation and sprays, they said.
A senior Municipal Health official said the new variety but it has been found to carry dengue-causing virus.
It was first spotted in south India, he said adding municipal corporations in Delhi have been carrying out operations to control just the first variety only.
Meanwhile, 38 fresh cases of dengue were reported today, taking the total number of cases to over 1,249.
While 37 cases were reported from three municipal corporations, one case was reported from a VVIP area in the national capital.
Two children have so far succumbed to dengue ever since the disease began spreading early last month.
South Delhi Municipal Corporation reported the maximum number of 468 cases, while 416 cases were detected in North Delhi Municipal Corporation area and 309 in East Delhi Municipal Corporation region. Other cases were reported from NDMC and Delhi cantonment areas.
In 2011, 857 cases were reported and five deaths took place. In 2010, 5,682 cases and eight deaths were recorded in the capital.
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